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AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry’s trips to China, Japan and England have helped push the out-of-state travel tab for his security detail to over $3.5 million since his 2010 re-election. Perry, who leaves office next week and is eyeing another run for pres… …

AUSTIN – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie caused a political stir to go along with the Dallas Cowboys’ playoff win when he was spotted in Jerry Jones’ box Sunday night giving the team owner a big hug. “Chris Christie still has no chance in Texas.. …

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry said this year he’d consider moving to California when he leaves office, and his attraction to the state is evident in the latest tab for his ever-present security detail. The latest quarterly tally from the Texas Departmen… …

AUSTIN — Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis continued bombarding Texas television viewers with thousands of political ads, combining to spend more than $1.7 million in the first week of this month on broadcast TV in the state’s… …

AUSTIN – The Democratic National Committee is having some fun with Republican Gov. Rick Perry’s effort to “spin two felony charges as a positive” by selling T-shirts with his mugshot. The DNC has made a video comparing Perry to GOP Govs. Scott … …

AUSTIN — The Texas Ethics Commission appears poised to approve a regulation, possibly by the end of the year, aimed at requiring some dark money groups to start disclosing their shadow donors. The commission rolled out a draft dark-money disclosur… …

UPDATE: I emailed SABO to ask why he rendered Perry’s mugshot this way. Here’s his response: “The simple answer is I appreciate Perry’s moxy for walking in, smiling, and walking the hell out. And he looked good doing it. I can imagine the Left … …

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry’s new political action committee has a video featuring his indictment, complete with footage of him defending himself at the Texas Capitol Saturday. The ad also features the messy drunken-driving arrest video of Democratic … …

AUSTIN – A progressive group is launching a Spanish-language radio ad keying off of the U.S. House vote to end President Obama’s policy deferring deportment of “Dreamers,” citing Republicans’ immigration stand as a crucial reason to go to the… …

FORT WORTH – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday left the door open to a presidential run in 2016, saying when asked if he’s making the race, “There will be time enough to answer that question.” Cruz took questions from reporters after a speech to con… …